Practical Research: Planning and Design - Softcover

Leedy, Paul D.; Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0134013506 ISBN 13: 9780134013503

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2015

Synopsis

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Review:

From reviews of the text:

"The primary strengths ... are the authors' capacity to provide a succinct overview to research in its broadest sense, while offering enough depth to both engage the reader and provoke an interest in further study. For this reason, Practical Research: Planning and Design represents a seminal introduction to the subject of research and remains a helpful reference tool along the way for novice and experienced researchers alike."

- Robert Hayden, Michigan State University

"[Practical Research] is written in a very user-friendly style for novice researchers. It gives a good overview of research methodology in a very concise manner. I like the extended examples."

- Brian Belland, Utah State University

From the Back Cover:

Engaging, cross-disciplinary, practical. Practical Research: Planning and Design is a do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself manual for planning and conducting research. Suitable for a wide variety of courses in basic research methodology, the text guides the reader, step-by-step, from the selection of a problem, through the process of conducting authentic research, to the preparation of a completed report, with practical suggestions throughout. The authors emphasize the idea that quality research demands planning and design, and they provide what is needed for readers to be able to execute their own research projects effectively and professionally.

From reviews of the text:

"The primary strengths ... are the authors' capacity to provide a succinct overview to research in its broadest sense, while offering enough depth to both engage the reader and provoke an interest in further study. For this reason, Practical Research: Planning and Design represents a seminal introduction to the subject of research and remains a helpful reference tool along the way for novice and experienced researchers alike."

- Robert Hayden, Michigan State University

"[Practical Research] is written in a very user-friendly style for novice researchers. It gives a good overview of research methodology in a very concise manner. I like the extended examples."

- Brian Belland, Utah State University

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About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0134013506
• ISBN 13: 9780134013503
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 389